I have the same problem. My dogs have a coop but are allowed to roam the yard they share with the dogs. I have nest boxes but they prefer to lay outside the coop under bushes, behind trees, and just out in the open. I tried injecting 6 eggs with vinegar and pepper. She ate 5 of them and 1 new...
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I'll see if i can find a good picture of all of them. I know my rooster is not the same as my hens. I think i have 2 different types of hens.
We shall see.
Thanks. It all sounds not good. Any ideas how i can help her? She is a sweet little chicken. I hate to see anything worse happen to her. Thanks in advance.
One of my hens got out of the yard and went missing for a couple days. I thought she might have fallen to predators . Then she returned. She had injuries to her wings and middle of back and looked really weak. I isolated her, doctored the wounds, and gave her some electrolytes. She recovered and...
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I have 7 hens and 1 rooster. NO idea what kind they are. I got them at the feed store in the spring. I wanted to have my own way of getting eggs instead of buying at the store. They just started laying this week. Well. I found 2 eggs.
-pokie